Snow report San Bernardino, 01/18/2015
CR from the Safiental (Graubünden) by Markus von Glasenapp from Helvetic Backcountry, posted by Tobi
San Bernardino
Snow condition
Snow quality
Overall impression
Snow condition
Around 70 cm of fresh snow in the far Safiental. Base only available in hollows, streams not yet snowed in and not frozen. Insufficient snow below the tree line, start above 1500 m necessary. Once the snow has settled, some beautiful tours should be possible (Tällihorn, Camanagrat...), but due to the poor snow cover, caution on steep slopes for the foreseeable future.
Snow quality
Deep powder snow, almost no wind influence, very strenuous track work.
Risks
Large snow slabs in all steep exposures, triggered spontaneously or remotely. Loud booming noises on the running band. A crack has propagated about 200 m through the terrain in flat terrain below thirty degrees from the track. After a long period without snowfall, a very unfavorable base, plus the classic Graubünden problem with unfavorable layers in the old snowpack.
Overall impression
Very unfavorable conditions for touring, but finally sun and snow. Should get better... More info: Ski and Snowboard Touring Atlas Switzerland - Area 24 Safiental (see www.helveticbackcountry.ch)
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